Clothes-line.



J. B. TUTTLE & R. P. ROBINSON.

CLOTHES LINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1912.

Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

Attorneys UNITED snares PATENT' orator;

JOSEPH B. TUTTIJE AND ROBERT P. ROBINSON, 0F ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA CLOTHES-LINE.

Specification of Lettersrlatent.

Application filed June 5, 1912. Serial No. 701,821.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOSEPH B. Terror and ROBERT P. ROBINSON, citizens of the United States, residing at Asheville, in the countv of Buncombe, State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Imrovement in Clothes-Lines, of which the .ollowing is a specification.

This invention pertains to improvements in clothes-lines, more particularly that type known as pinless clothes lines.

The invention has for its object to pro vide for readily and expeditiously hanging or suspending the. clothes or fabrics in posi-f tion upon the line without the use of pins:

as practised in the use of the ordinary clothes line.

A further object is to put up the line in linked-together sections so that the line may be readily and compactly folded;

A still further object is to carry out the aforesaid ends in a simple, inexpensive and effective manner.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without de' parting from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawin s the preferred form of the invention has een shown.

In said drawings 2-Figure 1 is a perspective view of the clothes line, partly broken away; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a. fragmentary perspective view thereof Viewed from a diiferent angle. a

In carrying out our invention, we form or constitute the clothesline, designated generally as 1, of a plurality or number of links or sections 2, loosely connected together and so that one section or link will have a limited sliding movement upon the other, as at 3, to provide for the ready folding or collapsing of the line at the points of connection or joints between its links or sections, as will be more fully disclosed presently.

The links orsections 2, themselves, are each constituted of a clothes supporting wire 2 having the required body or stoutness for its intended purpose, the forming wire of each link or section being doubled or looped and twisted upon itself, two of the eyes or 100 s 4 and 5 forming the terminals thereof anc affording the movable or sliding connection between the respective links or sections, as above indicated, the twisting of the strands of the looped wire being-effected at one :point suitably inwardly from a terminal or end 100 or eye, asat 6, said linkforming wire being further loopedbetween said twisted portion a and an additional twisted portion 6 and again loopedbetween ratenta ocaeneiz. 5

'said additional twisted. portion 6 and the other terminal loop or eye. Thelatter looping of the link-forming wire is effected by bending it in o posite directions, practically forming two ad loops 7 and .8, at each point above indicated, one loop 7 of each of the duplicate loops forming a clamping wire and beingformed astride of the clothes-supporting wire with its closed end or arcuate portion laterally deflected from said wire as at 9 whereby a ditional reversely extending throat is produced'for the ready tucking or insertion of a corner-portion .of the washed article or garment thereunder and in between said loop and said wire, the same being finally pushed into the twist 6, the opposite corner-portion of the garment or article being similarlyapplied to the duplicate loop-formation of the link-member or section of the line, and pushed into the additional twist 6 thereof, thus providing for suitably hanging or suspending the article upon the line for drying, and without an additional fastening or clothes pin. The other of the two reversely extending loops 8, has its forming wire extended in substantially a right line in the direction of its len th, or longitudinally, it then being bent at right angles and connected to one terminal loop of the link or section, it being suitably twisted or secured around said terminal loop, at its inner end. 1

It will be observed that the reversely extending loops are arranged in parallel planes and that the interconnecting strand of the link-forming wire therebetween, is itself looped around or caused to 'encompass the opposite clothes-supporting strand, as at 6, and thus provide against the actuation of either loop 8 interfering with the gripping action of the twisted strand-portions already engaged with the fabric, to prevent the casual relaxing of the tension of said twisted'strand portions which would otherwise result in the detachment of said fabric or article at that point, as doubtless will be appreciated.

Each of the loop members 8, it will thus be seen by reason of its formation as just described, allows, by suitably pressing thereon, for the ready separation ofthe twisted strand portions, in providing for the insertion of the corner-portions of the articles or fabrics therebetween, as above indicated. This arrangement, it is also seen, provides, as previously stated, for the retention of the articles or garments upon the line as against casual detachment or removal, Without the use of the usual. clothes-pins, or other additional attaching means; also provides for the ready and expeditious hanging out of the articles or fabrics, and like or quick removal of the latter, when dry, from the line. The device, it is further observed, is capable of being quickly put into position for use JOSEPH B. TUTTLE. ROBERT P. ROBINSON.

. Witnesses:

HENRY R. JONES, J. C. MaRKLE. 

